shi-woo wrote:People will deny it, but a ton of scouts had Anthony Edwards labeled as a low IQ player and questioned his love for the game and dedication to the craft.
This is absolute truth. I do not know much about American prospects, but man do I remember those ANT scouting reports. I just brought this up on No Dunks podcast comment section few days ago. It was one of those drafts, where no one really desired number one pick that much, and I remember JE Skeets reading Anthony Edwards scouting report on a show that one time. These guys never talk about college basketball or prospects, it is not their thing and they aren't pretending to know anything, but one time that upcoming draft was just brought up, and how supposedly bad it is, and I still remember JE Skeets read that ANthony Edwards scouting report, looked around the table and was like - holly cow...
It really had every red flag in the book, questionable passion for the game, questionable basketball IQ, questionable jump shooting ability, and many others. Also, I remember all those reports stating how Anthony Edwards does not even like watching Basketball, and that was obviously twisted very bad way.
By now, ANT obviously proved every doubter wrong, but I was still surprised to hear, from Austin Rivers I believe, he said this very recently, that ANT is obsessed with basketball craft. Instantly brought back all these memories of people saying he does not even like the game.